Second Music Video Analysis - (Country Pop/Folk) Phillip Phillips, Raging Fire

• Rapid quick successive cuts at the being of the video in sync with the beat of the drums, thus being Thought Beats; Andrew Goodwin analysis. Thought beats are excessively used throughout the whole of the video, the denotation would be as stated previously, quick successive cuts. However the connotation is with the pace of the shot conversion and tempo of the song, they both can reflect upon how quickly a fire can spread literally and metaphorically.  
• After analysing characteristics of particular genres, something that stands out and appeals to me is the use of an acoustic guitar. Typically, Country Pop artists tend to use instruments such as acoustic guitars et cetera as it represents both their genre of music and the skills the artist possesses.
• Once again, the artist here has the scenery focused outside. This is also another characteristic of Country Pop music, well, Country in general; it's rare to see a video focused indoors rather than out.
• Repetitive use of the same shots, shows to us that there is a lack of variety within a Country Music Video, thus providing me with an incentive that not every shot must be different, but instead, it's normal, in fact encouraged to repeat certain shots & scenes.
•  In terms of additional mise en scene, Phillip Phillips looks un-neat through a green/brown coat, an unshaved beard and finally gloves that don't cover the fingers. When referring to Country Western states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and other central United States, States, most people look rough, especially men. Phillip represents these type of people well.
• As seen in this music video and in my previous analysis, the use of Camera Flare is common when filming outdoors and in Country Pop videos. Through how common the use of Camera Flare is, I've established that this must be a characteristic of the Country Pop genre.
• Although this is irrelevant to the analysis of the genre; in this music video, Phillip has similarities with James Blunt. The green/brown coat, acoustic guitar and his body language. Even though the genres between them are different, there can be similarities between different genres.
• Throughout the whole music video, the use of camera shots are quite repetitive, i.e. mid-shots, high angle shots and close ups. There is little variation in terms of camera shots & angles and yet similarities between this music video and Dolly Parton's meaning these sort of shots/angles could be a representation of this particular genre - Country Pop.
• Lighting is key here, with the video being set outdoors, the lighting is natural and not implemented through additional lighting. The same occurs in 'Together You and I' by Dolly Parton.
• The finale for the video implies one man in a struggle with a metaphorical sense of a raging fire within him - whether that be his heart or his mind, both imply a struggle in life.